It's difficult to compare the current stars to all-time greats, but with some veterans, it's already time to put them in the conversation, based on what they've accomplished to this point. Factors like inferior athleticism obviously benefitted players of several decades ago, which has to be accounted for, too.

Below, we tried our hand at ranking the 25 best NBA players ever.

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